Nearly missed the ride as I woke up pretty late that morning....rushed to the RV point and make it there with a lot of time to spare....parked the car, unload, got ready, had breakfast, meet and greet fellow riders and then the long wait....hehehe....
A lot of familiar faces showed up that morning.....Akmal, Panjang, Faiz, Anuar and Basir, Najib and the committee members and others.......Ali wasn't there as he was participating in an event somewhere up north....the only Tamago5 I met was Mbah who came with his son....lost him afterwards...
The ride started late....the committee members was having their briefing...task segregations perhaps....the large crowd was devided in two.....the first group consists of tourists...hehehe....those who came just to ride, nothing more......I decided to join the second group, who will be riding with the committee members....assisting them in trail markings.....I guess it sounded more fun and challenging...hehehe...
The ride finally started around 9.30am-9.45am....I won't be elaborating the ride so much as I don't want to spoil the surprise...all I can is....we didn't go for the actual full loop...as it was supposed to be a trail marking session...I guess we have gone some 40-45km or so....with a lot of short cuts and difficult trail section....the ride was extremely tiring......and my body has really taken a toll from it....a nasty fall and two cramps...hehehe....there's also a lot of stops which really helped in recovering lost energy....and yes....for an average rider like me....2 litre fluid as advised by Najib was not enough.....I completed both reserves half way the ride....luckily we had a stop at a work site canteen....I managed to get 2 cans of coke and few bananas...
The ride ended around 3.45pm.....Neo, being the host was generous enough to provide light refreshments after the ride...also letting us using his water hose to clean our bikes....and I even took a quick bath at his place...hehehe....thanks bro!.....
The following pictures were taken from my N70...managed to get a few snaps before the battery ran out....will try to get some of the photo's taken by Kevyn and Acai....meantime...here's a few glimpse of the ride...
first stage uphill climb...relatively easy..even for beginners...=p
the committee member's group...
Anuar...Fox from head to toe....
this is Najib....ladies....he's still available...hehehe
Faiz from Perling....remember the unknown rider in Pendas ride a few month back?...it's him lah..
Committee member at work...marking trails
and summore markings....
Taking a breather somewhere....
right after a group of dirt bikers passed us..
the lake.....nice....picturesque...
err....how come there'e no reception around here ahhh?...ya lorrr?terrible reception lah?...=p
another breather...dunno where....are we lost?
yup...now we are lost for sure!....
Overall....it was fun..thrilling..tiring...and painful...all in one......I loved it.....can't wait till the actual event next Sunday.......
Oh yes....entry already closed....to those who haven't registered yet....too bad for you.....missing out a fabulous ride such as this....you'll regret it...trust me....hehehe....
To the other 400++ participants......let's have some fun.......see you at the starting line.....=)
No comments:
Post a Comment